With two days to go before their season opener, the Mets on Wednesday placed Marcus Stroman on the injured list with a torn muscle in his left calf.
Stroman, who will be a free agent at the end of the season, was hit in the calf with a line drive during an intrasquad game on Friday, manager Luis Rojas said. But the former Patchogue-Medford star shook it off and kept pitching.
On Monday, Stroman felt tightness in the calf during a 50-piitch bullpen session, Rojas said. Early Wednesday, the manager said Stroman was "day-to-day" with the injury.
